The Portland daily press., 1887-09-26
THE STATE.
ARoosrooK cnuNrY.

ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Aroostook Republican claims that
Caribou is booming, and in support OF its
statement cites the fact that over $4,000
proyements in the village this season.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
About 100000 cans Of corn have been put
up in the Brunswick canning factory this
year.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The trustees Of the Franklin Central Agri-
cultural Society met at Strong last Tuesday
and fair as usual, on Thursday and Friday.
Sept. 10Th and 30th.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
'Watersmeet." Mrs. G. NJ. Ogden's beauti-
full cottage at 0gden's Point, Mt. Desert, has
been leased to Mrs. William III. Vanderbilt
for term of years, with the privilege OF
purchasiag, II she shall so desire. Mr.. d. b.
Ogden is % build new cottage at the Point
this winter.
KENSEBEc COUNTY.
During the past sumn-sf the Insane Hospi-
tai has been one of the busiest places - the
building line about Augusta, and still the
masons andlcarpenters are at work, and will
be for several months to come. Extensive
additions have been made to the chapel
building, 45 feet being added on the west
end. and "a feet on the east, all three stories
high. The main laundry and engine house
as rebuilt Is 60xS0 feet and three stories high.
Ihe roof Is TO be a square pitch, and covered
tain the boilers which supply the steam for
heating the entire plant Of buildings, and
the engine which furnishes all the motive
power used about the premises; also the dry
ing room, which Is reached from the ironing
room above by. an elevator. The third story
IS to contain nine sleeping rooms, each room
furnished with two beds. The engine house
proper and laundry will be separated by a
fire-proof brick wall, from the foundation to
the roof. There are now 553 patients in the
hospital, about all the Institution can accom-
modate, but the completion Of the work now
under way will make room for seventy-fve
additional patients.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Boothbay will have a two days fair this
year, about the middle of next month. The
exhibits, with the exception OF those in the
hall, will be in the street and common, oppo-
site Town Hall, the club having given up
their fair ground for public park.
A pleasant social event in Damariscotta,
last Monday, was the marriage Of Augustus
4: Sproul Of Southern California, formerly
Of Bristol, and Mrs. Mamie 4. Huston. The
couple 90 to California to live.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
United States Civil Engineer AdOlph C.
Both Of Portland, has been in Bangor taking
measurements about the harbor and along
the river. preparatory for the work of the
dredger, which will arrive there in few
days. The contract for the work was made
two years ago, and the dredging will proba-
bly, be finished before the river closes.
A young man who has been at work on
the Canadian Pacific railroad, came to Ban
gor, Friday, got drunk, and then went into
Daniel OC0nnelrs saloon, on Exchange
street, for dinner. just before leaving the
saloon, the proprietor noticed something fall
from his pocket, and on picking 1t up found
1t to be wallet, well filed with bank notes.
500 In all, as was afterwards learned. Mr..
OConnell thought 1t would be best not to re-
turn the wallet to its owner just then, as he
was not In a condition to make the best use
Of his money. so he kept the wallet and then
informed Mr. X. A. Jordan, secretary Of the
Y. NJ. G. A, of what he had done. Offcer
Bowen was made acquainted with the mat
ter, and he soon found the young man and
locked him up for safe-keeping. as he still
had considerable money about him. When
| the young man woke up In the morning the
money was returned to him.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
There Is an unusual movement In building
| at Sangerville. At least ten structures are
| In progress. ID. X. Campbell Is pushing
| work on his new mill. and enlarging and re-
| pairing his old one. The latter Is TO be sup
| piled with q new wheel, and to have two ad-
| in the rear, and some rs feet on the side, and
| the other, with fire-pr0of rooms. extending 90
| feet, and Of about the same width as the
| rear extension. The cost Of these improve
ments will be at least $4,000. Among the
other buildings going up Is sash and blind
| factory, two and a half stories, about 30x4C
/ feet, for Silver Il Burrill.
Much liquor has been seized at Milo recent
ly. Deputy Sheriff Leonard made visit 10
Orneville, on the lookout for condemned
| goods expected there. A barrel Of clans ly.
ing In the freight house was unheaded SC
that everybody might see that the clans
were clans. But the deputy sheriff over.
hauled them and found jug.
The committee Of Dover and Foxcroft cit
izens are raising money for the proposed ex
tension Of the railroad from Dexter, anc
have secured $4,000 already.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Benjamin & Allen, of Oakland have taken
the contract to build the machinery for the
Indian Spring wooden mill at Madison. This
job alone will keep their machine shop and
foundry busy for long time.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mr.. Archie McCurdy, an aged citizen oi
Lubee, died recently, at the age Of 81 years
His aged wife, of 80 years. passed away sun
day, the day Of her husbands funeral.
YORK COUNTY.
The pipe for the water works at Sanford
has been delivered, and wOrkmen are engag
ed In excavating the trenches to receive 1t
At the spring from which the supply is to bt
taken, basin has been constructed, and the
bottom Of this is covered with IL inches o.
water, and 10-inch stream flows CONSTANT,
from the outlet, so there Is little danger of
water famine at any time in consequence o
severe and protraeted drought. Should
such a thing occur, the supply can be in
creased by driving few feet lower.
Colonel Andrew Jackson, son of tn
adopted son Of old Hickory, is now man o
fifty years of age. Colonel Jackson Is
| graduate of West Point and usas a. tha -